Indian Creek bridge, Topeka, Kansas
A photograph of the Indian Creek bridge in Topeka, Kansas, once located at NE 43rd Street.
View ArticleRay Moyer and General William Tecumseh Sherman's cabin, Topeka, Kansas
Several photographs of Civil War General William T. Sherman's cabin on Holview Road (NE 43rd Street) in Topeka, Kansas. Sherman built the cabin in the spring of 1859 for his father-in-law, Thomas...
View ArticleLocal 178, baseball team in Topeka, Kansas
A photograph of Local 178, a youth baseball team in Topeka, Kansas. This photograph was collected as part of a collecting project for Topeka's Oakland community.
View ArticleRenovation of the Charles Curtis House, Topeka, Kansas
Seventeen photographs showing the 1990's renovation of the Charles Curtis House. The owners at the time were Nova and Don Cottrell. This house was originally constructed for Topeka Mayor Joseph C....
View ArticleCharles Curtis house, Topeka, Kansas
Thirteen photographs of the Charles Curtis house in Topeka, Kansas. Featured in the photographs are owners Don and Nova Cottrell. This house was originally constructed for Topeka Mayor Joseph C....
View ArticleInterior photographs of Charles Curtis house
Fifteen photographs of the music balcony, stairway, and upstairs in the Charles Curtis house in Topeka, Kansas. This house was originally constructed for Topeka Mayor Joseph C. Wilson and was...
View ArticleExterior photographs of the Charles Curtis house
Fifteen photographs showing the exterior of the Charles Curtis house in Topeka, Kansas. This house was originally constructed for Topeka Mayor Joseph C. Wilson and was completed in 1878. Charles...
View ArticleFirst floor photographs of the Charles Curtis house
Twenty four photographs showing the first floor of the Charles Curtis house in Topeka, Kansas. This house was originally constructed for Topeka Mayor Joseph C. Wilson and was completed in 1878....
View ArticleJohn and Pat Jordan hydroplane photographs
A set of loose photographs from John and Pat Jordan's hydroplane boat racing careers. John Jordan and Patricia Dodds Jordan started racing hydroplane boats from the late 1940's to the mid 1960's. Both...
View ArticleJohn Carlin
This photograph shows John Carlin during a meeting a unidentified location. Carlin was elected to the House of Representatives in 1970 and served from 1971 to 1979. In addition, Carlin also served as...
View ArticleCatalogue of Musical Records for the Phonograph
This is the February catalogue for the Kansas Phonograph Company located in Topeka, Kansas. The Kansas Phonograph Company was founded in 1888 by George E. Tewksbury and Simon S. Ott. The catalogue...
View ArticleJohn and Pat Jordan scrapbook, 1949 to 1956
A scrapbook focused on John and Pat Jordan's hydroplane boat racing careers. John Jordan and Patricia Dodds Jordan started racing hydroplane boats from the late 1940's to the mid 1960's. Both held...
View ArticleFannie Garrettson
These two photographs shows Fannie Garrettson. Garrettson was a singer and entertainer who performed at the Long Branch saloon in Dodge City, Kansas and other cow towns across the Great Plains. She is...
View ArticleGovernor John Carlin and First Lady Karen Carlin, Rose Prade, Pasadena,...
This photographs shows Kansas Governor John Carlin and First Lady Karen Carlin along with Idaho Governor John Evans and First Lady Lola Evans at the Rose Prade in Pasadena, California.
View ArticleHillsboro Orphan Home
This photograph shows the dedication of the Orphan's Home in Hillsboro, Kansas. Kansas Governor E.N. Morrill's visited the orphanage called Gnadenau Village, on October 6, 1896. The governor is third...
View ArticleMrs. Lucinda Todd papers
The Lucinda Todd papers document her activities during the civil rights movement, including her involvement with Brown v. Board of Education and information about Martin Luther King, Jr. The papers...
View ArticleMajor Cases - Brown vs Board of Education, box 1
The first box of files from the Kansas Attorney General's office concerning the Brown v Board of Education case. Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence amongst various state Attorneys General,...
View ArticleAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Shawnee, Oklahoma
This colored slide shows the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, designed by, Charles Whittlesey, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The depot still stands but is no longer in use.
View ArticleRamona and John Carlin
This photograph shows Ramona and John Carlin holding the "Topeka Daily Capital " newspaper. The masthead reads " Kassebaum, Bennett win for GOP." The paper projected an early win for Republican Nancy...
View ArticleProbate Court Ledger
The probate court ledger (Volume H) includes judgments related to cases heard at the Saline County Probate Court, some presided over by August Bondi, a probate court judge in Saline County from 1876...
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